Has Anyone played Contrast yet?

I finished Contrast yesterday, though I haven't cleaned up on the trophies yet. Some are annoying, like making a dodgy jump first try near the film cinema. I did like some of the shout outs to other science fiction properties. I found the TARDIS tucked away behind a wall near the cinema. In the Great Vincenzo's workshop I found displays of the warp core from TNG's Enterprise, the arm from the T800 from T2, the Clocktower from Back to the Future, Luke Skywalker's Lightsaber, and even the symbol from Lost.

Stylistically it is an interesting game, the 1920's Paris inspired dreamscape is very evocative and well done. The gameplay isn't quite as polished unfortunately. Some of the puzzles are more frustrating than they need to be because of jumps not lining up well. I noticed some animation glitches as well, particularly with Didi moving around stages like a chess piece and not walking. It isn't a very long game, you can probably finish it in a few hours.

I just finished it. Gameplay was decent, it had some awkward moments with animation glitches, mainly dropping boxes or jumping. Story was pretty cool, too bad it was rather short. I especially liked the ending.

How about that ending though. So did we basically play as an adult Didi taking care of her younger self in order to save her family? I mean, they look the same and Vincenzo (i can't spell) sort of implied that it was her at the end.

Haven't finished it yet, but I've found it to be a great free indie game!
I can't complain about a free game, though a lot of people seem to do so anyway.
I've heard a lot of reviews saying Contrast is quite bad, which I find to be over critical for something that's free.
Despite some minor annoyances Contrast is a great indie title, IMO.

I haven't played it yet, thought I've been pretty excited to do so. I got completely sucked in by AC IV:BF, I'll probably wait to play it until after I get through the main story of AC IV, but before I finish everything out in the game.

It is worth a play through, after I beat it, I'm not sure I'll play it again. I seem to get caught floating in places often I notice, after dropping boxes or shadow dashing. Seems to pop out of shadow mode when I don't expect it to. Overall, still enjoyable for a short free game.

I'm enjoying it. I agree that the game has some issues but it's not bad at all. i'll definitely finish playing it. Not sure I'll go back but I do enjoy some of the puzzles. The controls are a bit clunky.

This game is pretty $#@!ty. the puzzles are mind numbingly simple. the hardest part is figuring out how to solve them without getting $#@!ed by a bug or glitch. (making you think the simplest puzzle is harder than it is) Its very ugly (looks like a PS3 game...) its plauged by framerate issues (how is such a simple game with little graphical power so $#@!ing wonky with framerate?!)

You CONSTANTLY get stuck in the environment, and the environment is just badly designed with invisible walls and a lot of clipping. Just picking up a ball or crate causes you to get stuck in it every time you set it down. and running against walls or environment can cause you to rocket upwards or just get stuck inside. The animations are really bad and stiff, and the cutscenes are frustrating when replaying levels. you can "skip" them, but even then you have to wait a few seconds after every cutscene for "cinematic cameras" while they either go through the level or focus on you... its really annoying... ill post a video later showing this stuff if you guys want.

overall i give it a 2/10 (music and atmosphere each get a point, but its just so boring and broken... its really... ugh thank christ it was free)

(sorry guys its just how i feel... its terrible!)

Originally Posted by TEST SUBJECT 83

I've heard a lot of reviews saying Contrast is quite bad, which I find to be over critical for something that's free.

because its only free for PS+ isnt it? its not worth a buy otherwise... id be $#@!ing pissed if i paid for it. Besides... free doesnt give you a pass to make a buggy glitch filled sub par game.

I just finished it. Gameplay was decent, it had some awkward moments with animation glitches, mainly dropping boxes or jumping. Story was pretty cool, too bad it was rather short. I especially liked the ending.

How about that ending though. So did we basically play as an adult Didi taking care of her younger self in order to save her family? I mean, they look the same and Vincenzo (i can't spell) sort of implied that it was her at the end.

No, if you found all the collectibles you find out that Vincenzo has had issues for years because everyone thinks he killed his assistant, she just vanished one day. The collectibles in the third act are all about shadows and it becomes clear that Vincenzo, as shown in his stage act, is fascinated by other worlds and dimensions. Finally, there's a poster showing Vincenzo and his old assistant, who is Dawn.

I thought it was a really cool concept but had some execution problems. I finished it a couple hours ago and I enjoyed it, even though some glitches made it frustrating. As for the ending I'm not sure what happened but here's my take on it:

From looking at all the things you pick up I think that the magician and Dawn are actually the counterpart/shadowpart of the Magician and assistant that disappeared in the "real world". This may be the reason why they showed up in the shadow world because of their going to the other side for the trick but not being able to get back. You see both the magician and Dawn on one of the posters as well. I think Didi's parents were killed by some killer, maybe the mafia guys, in the real world as it was shown in a newspaper clipping, which is why they are shadows. I'm just confused why Didi isn't a shadow unless we are seeing the two worlds simultaneously. A lot can be taken from the ending and I think many people will have different ideas on the meaning.

I started this game today. I absolutely love the atmosphere and music in this game. Using shadows to strategically accomplish your goal is amazing. I have had a few glitches, or bugs while playing though. I get stuck in spots quite often, sometimes the sound of moving something never stops. It just keeps looping over and over.. Part of the girls dads head was not in line with his body while talking, and the characters seem to teleport quite often, or glide to their designated spot.

But nothing of which has ruined my experience. When I get stuck, I can almost always get out of it by pressing circle.

Right now I am stuck trying to fix this damn pirate ship.

Edit - Got passed the ship. My favorite quote in the game so far. "She had to use magic mushrooms to get high..er up"

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